Viswanathan Anand of India, top rated in the world, beat Alexander Grischuk of Russia in 49 moves of a Ruy Lopez, the only decisive game of the 7th round, to grab solo lead with 5 points in the World Championship in Mexico City. Boris Gelfand trails with 4.5 points after a draw with Vladimir Kramnik who has 4 points. Grischuk tallied 3.5 points. Leko drew with Morozevich while Aronian also drew with Svidler. Visit the official web site. Read more. See first half crosstable..
Viswanathan Anand of India, top rated in the world, beat Alexander Grischuk of Russia in 49 moves of a Ruy Lopez, the only decisive game of the 7th round, to grab solo lead with 5 points in the World Championship in Mexico City. Boris Gelfand trails with 4.5 points after a draw with Vladimir Kramnik who has 4 points. Gelfand used the Semi Slav defense to draw with Kramnik in 40 moves. Grischuk tallied 3.5 points. Leko drew with Morozevich while Aronian also drew with Svidler. Visit the official web site.